Spring dress-fastening.



W. MILLER.

SPRING DRESS FASTENING.

APPUCATION FILED OCT. 15. 1915.

Patented Dec. 12, 191.6.

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.sriaiive DRESS-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1L2, 1916..

Application filed October 15, 1915. Serial No. 55,965.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM MILLER, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 43 St. Oswalds road, Small Heath, in the city of Birmingham, England, engineer, have invented certain new; and useful Improvements Relating to Spring Dress-Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention has for its object to pro vide an improved spring or snap dress fastening which is not liable to injury in such laundry operations as mangling and ironing. The invention comprises the use as one element of the fastening of a fiat spring metal ring which can .be detachably engaged by a projection from the complementary part of the fastening.

The invention further comprises the em.- ployment of a pair of similar flat spring metal rings which are detachably engaged by an intermediate connecting piece.

Referring to the accompanying sheetv of explanatory drawings: Figure 1 is a part sectional elevation of a blouse or like dress fastening constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the member carrying the projection and Fig. 3 a front elevation of the flat spring ring. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a modified form of spring ring. Fig. 5 is a part sectional elevation of a modified fastening in which two spring rings are employed, and

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of one of the rings with the projection attached thereto. I The same reference letters in the different views indicate the same or similar parts.

In one construction of a dress fastening as shown in Fig. 1, two principal elements are employed. On is in the form' of a flat metal ring a which is preferably provided with radial slots 12 terminating in the inner periphery of the ring to impart the required resiliency. Preferably the slots terminate in perforations c. Perforations 03' may also be provided for the reception of the stitches whereby the ring is secured to the dress, but the perforations 0 may be used for this purpose. Increased resiliency may be obtained by the addition of slots 6 between the perfo:

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rations (Z and the outer periphery as shown in Fig. 4. The stitches are then passed through the perforations c.

The other element consists of a narrow circular projection f formed with a flange or base 9 which is provided with perforations k'to permit of its being stitched to the dress. Engagement of the elements is effected by pressing the projection f into the spring ring where it is secured by the action of the ring of the projection which is grooved peripherally to prevent accidental detachment. The elements are separated by pulling them apart like an ordinary spring fastening. The projection above described being shallow and of circular form is less liable to crushing than the type of projec-' tion usually employed, and the element which it engages is thin and flat so that mangling and ironing can have no injuriousefiect on it.

In the form shown in Fig. 5 two similar spring rings a are employed in conjunction with a connecting piece. The latter,

comprises-a projectionf formed on each side of a flange g. The flange 9 is placed between the rings and each projection engages'a ring. In ordinary use one of the pro ections and one of the rings are never the two flat ringsof each fastening alone are which projecring when the projections and Having thus described my invention what 1. A dress fastening comprising only a flat ring, radial slots terminating at the inside of the ring, for the reception of stitches, a. complementary piece and a narrow projection on said piece which candetachablyengage the ring, substantially as set forth.

2. A dress fastening comprising only a flat ring, radial slots. terminating at both theinside and outside of the ring, perfora- Before the dress is subperforations in the ring to secure by Let tions for the reception of stitches, a comforations in each ring for the reception of plementary piece and a projection on said stitches, and a connecting piece which can piece which can detachably engage the ring, detachably engage both rings, substantially 10 substantially as set forth. as set forth.

3. A dress fastening comprising only a In testimony whereof I have signed my pair of similar flat spring rings, radial slots name to this specification.

terminating at the inside of each ring, per- WILLIAM MILLER. 

